Melbourne CSIRO rally

Posted by Anonymous4pc on April 02, 2016

Staff and supporters of the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) joined community members in Melbourne on Saturday 2nd April to protest plans to cut hundreds of jobs from the Australian science icon; including world-leading climate research.

The rally, which was organised by the Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU), CSIRO Staff Association and Australian Youth Climate Coalition took place outside with over 500 people in attendance.

Speakers included:

Iconic Australian actor and activist Samuel Johnson

Federal Labor MP Mark Dreyfus QC

Australian Greens Senator Janet Rice

CSIRO workers from laboratories across Victoria

Amelia Telford (SEED) and Kirsty Albion from the Australian Youth Climate Coalition

CPSU Assistant National Secretary Michael Tull

The demonstration followed rallies in Hobart and Canberra that drew hundreds of participants and international condemnation of the cuts including criticism from the New York Times, Former Vice President Al Gore and international diplomat Mary Robinson.